forget

CEFRA1

/fəˈɡɛt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fail to remember something or someone.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To unintentionally leave something behind.

Examples

  • Don't forget to bring your books with you.

  • You'll forget about me someday.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To unintentionally not do, neglect.

  2. To lose remembrance of.

  3. To cease remembering.

More examples

In context

  • I forgot my car keys in the living room.

  • I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

  • I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get. Cognate with : * Scots forget, forȝet (“to forget”), * West Frisian fergette, ferjitte, forjitte (“to forget”), * Dutch vergeten (“to forget”), * German vergessen (“to forget”).